CNW Harvard Subdivision N Scale Layout - Ep 1 - Moving and Designing the Layout!

The FIRST episode of the NEW Chicago North Western Harvard Subdivision in N Scale. The Harvard Subdivision imagines a world where the CNW is still operating today, and features modern operations in N scale. This episode starts a new series because the old layout is done (see the Wisconsin Division playlist) now that we are preparing to move into a house where I can build a permanent layout. I go over what I'll do differently, and show you the initial track plan for the first level.
Layout basics:
2 level, with a helix
Point to point - staging yards on both levels
Triple tracked mainline
For more information on the backstory, check out Episode 1 of the Wisconsin Division series here: • CNW Wisconsin Division...

[@cncpgreatlakesdiv4896]

IT WILL BE A AWESOME LAYOUT 👍👍👍

[@TwoRailfans]

New layouts are always fun. I look forward to your updates.

[@CNW1025]

Loved this idea of the CNW in modern day, or 10 years in the past, since I first saw your layout and its still a great idea every time I see a video. Congratulations on the new house and hope to see the new layout soon!

[@carlsonrobb]

Great video. I live around there so it’s interesting to see you modeling the area I know. Looking forward to seeing your progress! Thanks for posting!!

[@garykcs5532]

Looking forward to your new adventure... Gary

[@rjrotermund]

I'm looking forward to following this. I grew up living to next to the tracks on the west branch in Winfield Il. I'm starting my 7th and final layout.

[@cncpgreatlakesdiv4896]

AWESOME VIDEO THX FOR THE SHARE.😊😊👍👍

[@elleryparsons2433]

I think and when think All Is Said And Done That Layout Is Gonna Be Sweet Looking Passion And Pride and Patience will make that Layout👍👍👍👍.

[@SteveH-TN]

I grew up in Chicago but now live in TN. My MRR is Chicago SouthEastern, I’ve conceptually loosely designed use historical Illinois Central Railroad tracks to Nashville. I belong to the Tennessee Valley Model Railroaders in Bell Buckle TN ( O gauge, HO and N scale layouts)
I appreciate your information on Crystal Lake being a terminus for some trains that don’t go to Harvard.

[@cbirailroad]

Very cool, looking forward to see how this develops. Although I'm in Sacramento, I grew up riding the RI between Beverly and LaSalle Street for many years, as well as the MR between Chicago and Minnesota.

[@roadjdr4678]

Great video can’t wait for the new layout to be built. One question the atlas dual-mode locomotives can’t wait to see them in CNW colors. The question is what you gonna have between them is it gonna be the kato superliners or double-deckers from Atlas I would figure will be the superliner since you said that the CNW took over the Milwaukee Road and it’s electrified line in Montana so it will be a long distance train coming back to Chicago I also can’t wait to see what the colors They will look like when you repaint them.

[@AndrewGasser]

Binging this...

[@marciebalme588]

very good my husband models Conrail and Penn Central